Untamed Kavu
Creature — Kavu
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Vigilance, trample
If this creature was kicked, it enters with three +1/+1 counters on it.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dominaria
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #19186
Untamed Kavu is a 2/2 with vigilance and trample for two mana that grows into a 5/5 if your opponent controls a basic land — which, in Commander, they almost always do. Efficient, resilient, and zero setup required.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Untamed Kavu is a reliable early blocker and attacker in any green stompy or creature-heavy build — vigilance plus trample on a 5/5 body for two mana is genuinely ahead of curve in a format where most players run ten or more basics. In Modern and Legacy, the card competes in a format full of one-drop threats and faster clocks, so a two-mana creature needs to punch above its weight to earn a slot; Untamed Kavu does that in aggressive green shells where the basic-land condition is effectively always live. Pioneer is the friendliest competitive home outside Commander — the format's removal suite and creature quality make a two-mana 5/5 with two relevant keywords a legitimate threat in green aggro.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Untamed Kavu sits firmly in bulk territory, and the price reflects limited competitive demand rather than the card's actual playability. It holds value about as well as any bulk rare — which is to say it won't appreciate, but it's cheap enough to throw into any green Commander deck without a second thought.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.